William Goldfarb – Sr. Client Manager
Dustin Lewis – Sr. Client Manager
April 24th 2013
Enhanced Campaigns:
A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Guide
Presentation AgendaWebinar Information
• Being Recorded & E-mail with link provided
tomorrow
• Interactive – Okay to ask questions!
Presentation AgendaAbout Point It
• Launched in April 2002
• Seattle’s largest independent
search marketing firm
• SEM, SEO, Marketing
Automation and Web Design
• $30 MM in managed media/yr.
• Servicing clients across all
verticals and revenue models
Presentation AgendaAgenda
•Key Changes
•Specific Features
•How to Take Advantage
•Best Practices
Presentation AgendaFour Key Changes
1. Campaigns will run across all devices
 Optimizations for Mobile
2. Desktop and Tablet will align
Presentation AgendaFour Key Changes
3. Mobile bidding
4. Bids controlled by advertisers
Presentation AgendaEnhanced & You
New Transition Deadline: July 22nd, 2013!
• How will this affect my business?
• Brick & Mortar
• Lead Generation
• E-commerce
Presentation AgendaWhy Is This Happening?
• Google’s answer is twofold:
• #1) Relevance to intent and context
 Location
 Time
 Device
Presentation AgendaWhy Is This Happening?
• # 2) “Current situation is unsustainable…”
Presentation AgendaBid Adjustments
• Made at the campaign level
• Layered bidding
• Dimensions:
• Device
• Geo
• Time
• Mobile Devices Only
Presentation AgendaBid Adjustments Per Device
• Set bid adjustments between -100% and +300%
• A bid multiplier of -100% will opt ads out of showing on
mobile devices with full browsers
Presentation AgendaBid Adjustments Per Location
Presentation AgendaTake Advantage
Search Query: PIZZA
Thursday Morning: 11AM – Desktop PC – 5 Miles away
Saturday Night: 1AM – Mobile – 1 Mile away
More practical knowledge applied to enhanced campaigns:
• Busy Monday Afternoons
• 5PM Post-work rush
• National holidays
• 90% Bid Reduction during non-business hours
Presentation AgendaStacked Bidding
> Stacking bid adjustments will multiply
> Campaign level, mobile only
> Device – Phone (+10%)/Location – San Francisco (+15%)/Time –
5PM, Wednesday (+5%)
> Device – Laptop (0%)/Location – Santa Clara (+10%)/Time –
9AM, Friday (+15%)
> 1.33 x bid vs. 1.26 x bid
Presentation AgendaEnhanced Questions
Enhanced Q&A:
1. What should my CPA goals be? What about by device?
2. Do I want to enter the mobile space?
3. Is it worth making a tablet-optimized website?
4. Should I use bid multipliers by day/hour/location….
Presentation AgendaUsing Historical Data
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
4.12%
3.47%
2.79%
5.79%
4.46%
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
Seattle Los Angeles Denver Wash DC San Francisco
Conversion Rate by City
# Conversions by Hour of Day
Presentation AgendaValue Track Parameters
• Directing users to device-specific LPs
• {ifmobile:m.example.com/product}{ifnotmobile:www.example.com/product}
• Workaround
Presentation AgendaOverview & Best Practices
Moving to Enhanced in 4 Easy Steps:
1. Review your historical data to set bid multipliers appropriately.
2. If Merging campaigns, choose the right “primary.”
3. Set time/device/location multipliers appropriately.
4. Upgrade Sitelink & Call extensions
Critical Knowledge:
1. All extensions must be manually upgraded.
2. No more phone numbers in ad copies – use extensions instead.
3. If you’re going mobile, stay in position 1 or 2.
4. If you merged campaigns, don’t forget to merge budgets.
5. Device and OS targeting is gone on search, but still on display.
6. Keep a close eye on your CPCs and budgets for the next week.
Presentation AgendaEnhanced Sitelink Extensions
New Sitelink Extensions:
Upgrade Notes:
• New 25 Character limit (!)
• Old data will be erased
• All sitelinks edited individually
• Don’t forget mobile sitelinks
• Recommend deleting old beforehand
Presentation AgendaEnhanced Call Extensions
New Call Extensions:
Upgrade Notes:
• Calls are now free
• Detailed call/lead reporting
• Device targeting/customization
• Flexibility/ad-group override
• Edit without data loss
• New dimensions reporting data
Presentation AgendaQuality Score Impact
• No change in assessment
• Mobile
• QS will take device into account
• Averaging QS
Presentation AgendaSummary
● Enhanced campaigns are not all bad
● Anecdote on performance
● Undeniably good new features
● More control in the future?
● Make the investment, receive the return
Last Chance to Ask Questions
Thank You
Will Goldfarb – willg@pointit.com
Dustin Lewis – dustinl@pointit.com
support@pointit.com
Point It Search Marketing Agency
www.PointIt.com

Enhanced Campaigns - A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Guide

  • 1.
    William Goldfarb –Sr. Client Manager Dustin Lewis – Sr. Client Manager April 24th 2013 Enhanced Campaigns: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Guide
  • 2.
    Presentation AgendaWebinar Information •Being Recorded & E-mail with link provided tomorrow • Interactive – Okay to ask questions!
  • 3.
    Presentation AgendaAbout PointIt • Launched in April 2002 • Seattle’s largest independent search marketing firm • SEM, SEO, Marketing Automation and Web Design • $30 MM in managed media/yr. • Servicing clients across all verticals and revenue models
  • 4.
    Presentation AgendaAgenda •Key Changes •SpecificFeatures •How to Take Advantage •Best Practices
  • 5.
    Presentation AgendaFour KeyChanges 1. Campaigns will run across all devices  Optimizations for Mobile 2. Desktop and Tablet will align
  • 6.
    Presentation AgendaFour KeyChanges 3. Mobile bidding 4. Bids controlled by advertisers
  • 7.
    Presentation AgendaEnhanced &You New Transition Deadline: July 22nd, 2013! • How will this affect my business? • Brick & Mortar • Lead Generation • E-commerce
  • 8.
    Presentation AgendaWhy IsThis Happening? • Google’s answer is twofold: • #1) Relevance to intent and context  Location  Time  Device
  • 9.
    Presentation AgendaWhy IsThis Happening? • # 2) “Current situation is unsustainable…”
  • 10.
    Presentation AgendaBid Adjustments •Made at the campaign level • Layered bidding • Dimensions: • Device • Geo • Time • Mobile Devices Only
  • 11.
    Presentation AgendaBid AdjustmentsPer Device • Set bid adjustments between -100% and +300% • A bid multiplier of -100% will opt ads out of showing on mobile devices with full browsers
  • 12.
  • 13.
    Presentation AgendaTake Advantage SearchQuery: PIZZA Thursday Morning: 11AM – Desktop PC – 5 Miles away Saturday Night: 1AM – Mobile – 1 Mile away More practical knowledge applied to enhanced campaigns: • Busy Monday Afternoons • 5PM Post-work rush • National holidays • 90% Bid Reduction during non-business hours
  • 14.
    Presentation AgendaStacked Bidding >Stacking bid adjustments will multiply > Campaign level, mobile only > Device – Phone (+10%)/Location – San Francisco (+15%)/Time – 5PM, Wednesday (+5%) > Device – Laptop (0%)/Location – Santa Clara (+10%)/Time – 9AM, Friday (+15%) > 1.33 x bid vs. 1.26 x bid
  • 15.
    Presentation AgendaEnhanced Questions EnhancedQ&A: 1. What should my CPA goals be? What about by device? 2. Do I want to enter the mobile space? 3. Is it worth making a tablet-optimized website? 4. Should I use bid multipliers by day/hour/location….
  • 16.
    Presentation AgendaUsing HistoricalData 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 4.12% 3.47% 2.79% 5.79% 4.46% 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% Seattle Los Angeles Denver Wash DC San Francisco Conversion Rate by City # Conversions by Hour of Day
  • 17.
    Presentation AgendaValue TrackParameters • Directing users to device-specific LPs • {ifmobile:m.example.com/product}{ifnotmobile:www.example.com/product} • Workaround
  • 18.
    Presentation AgendaOverview &Best Practices Moving to Enhanced in 4 Easy Steps: 1. Review your historical data to set bid multipliers appropriately. 2. If Merging campaigns, choose the right “primary.” 3. Set time/device/location multipliers appropriately. 4. Upgrade Sitelink & Call extensions Critical Knowledge: 1. All extensions must be manually upgraded. 2. No more phone numbers in ad copies – use extensions instead. 3. If you’re going mobile, stay in position 1 or 2. 4. If you merged campaigns, don’t forget to merge budgets. 5. Device and OS targeting is gone on search, but still on display. 6. Keep a close eye on your CPCs and budgets for the next week.
  • 19.
    Presentation AgendaEnhanced SitelinkExtensions New Sitelink Extensions: Upgrade Notes: • New 25 Character limit (!) • Old data will be erased • All sitelinks edited individually • Don’t forget mobile sitelinks • Recommend deleting old beforehand
  • 20.
    Presentation AgendaEnhanced CallExtensions New Call Extensions: Upgrade Notes: • Calls are now free • Detailed call/lead reporting • Device targeting/customization • Flexibility/ad-group override • Edit without data loss • New dimensions reporting data
  • 21.
    Presentation AgendaQuality ScoreImpact • No change in assessment • Mobile • QS will take device into account • Averaging QS
  • 22.
    Presentation AgendaSummary ● Enhancedcampaigns are not all bad ● Anecdote on performance ● Undeniably good new features ● More control in the future? ● Make the investment, receive the return
  • 23.
    Last Chance toAsk Questions
  • 24.
    Thank You Will Goldfarb– willg@pointit.com Dustin Lewis – dustinl@pointit.com support@pointit.com Point It Search Marketing Agency www.PointIt.com